Round-leaf sundew

Round-leaf sundew

Drosera rotundifolia

Drosera
Droseraceae
Indoor Plants
Zone 59
🐾 Pet-Safe
🏠 Indoor

Round-leaf sundew is a carnivorous plant that requires nutrient-poor, acidic growing media such as pure sphagnum moss, and must only ever be watered with distilled or rainwater — tap water will kill it. Place it in a sunny spot receiving at least 6 hours of direct light per day and keep it sitting in a shallow tray of distilled water to maintain the bog-like conditions it needs. Never feed it with fertilizer; it gets its nutrients by trapping and digesting insects.

Care Requirements

Care Level

High

Sun

Partial Sun

Water

Moderate

Growth Rate

Moderate

Mature Height

12″ – 36″

Soil

loam

Life Cycle

Perennial

Spacing

6

Watering Schedule

Every 3-5 Days • Water With Distilled Or Rainwater Only; Keep The Growing Medium Consistently Wet By Sitting The Pot In A Tray Of Water

Soil pH

5.5 – 6.5

Temperature

-50°85°F

Mature Spread

up to 24

Root Depth

Medium

Foliage

Medium

Propagation: Seed

Ecology & Origin

Native to

Alabama
Alaska
Alberta
Aleutian Is.
Altay
Amur
Argentina South
Austria
Baltic States
Belarus
Belgium
British Columbia
Bulgaria
Buryatiya
California
Central European Rus
China Southeast
Chita
Colorado
Connecticut

Attracts

🐝 Bees
🐝 Butterflies
Safety & Use
⚕ Medicinal
🐾 Pet-safe

Sources

Data: trefle, usda

Image: trefle.io — Taken Aug 8, 2010 by Tela Botanica − Françoise PEYRISSAT (cc-by-sa)

Hardiness Zones
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